Jazz Music Studies in New York – SUMMER 2024
Learn the art of improvisation & Composition in our Summer Intensive – Jazz Improvisation & Composition with New York Jazz Workshop faculty members Marc Mommaas,and Tony Moreno.
Marc Mommaas (professor at the New School, NYC and co-founder of NYJW) and Tony Moreno (professor at NYU and Columbia) are two jazz masters who have led this workshop in conservatories around the world, and have impeccably perfected the key components to teaching improvisation. This workshop on improvisation and composition covers many different styles, as well as harmonic, melodic and rhythmic principles. Marc Mommaas (sax) will lead the program and will be joined by Tony Moreno. This program is open to all instrumentalists and vocalists.
In addition to the classroom activities there will be opportunities to explore the New York music scene, including live concerts, jam sessions, a Harlem tour and more.
We will accept a maximum of 9 students, so we encourage you not to wait too long with your reservation.
Tuition:
$585 Early Bird – for registrations and payments received before April 15th
$625 for registrations received after April 15th
The Price of Tuition Includes:
Daily Jazz Workshops
A coordinator to plan your excursions transportation and anything else you may need
a Jam Sessions/ Final Concert.
Accommodation:
Find what you need based on your needs and budget, the New York Jazz Workshop is centrally located and very well connected to any part of the city via subway.
Airbnb
Hostel
Hotels
Travel Info:
If you are travelling by plane, you can land in either JFK, LaGuardia or Newark and then take publics transportation to your chosen accommodation. To arrange a flight you can use your travel agent or services such as Expedia and Google Flights
Registration:
To sign up for this workshop, fill out this brief registration form Once we confirm the availability for your instrument a down-payment of $250 will be required to hold your reservation.
The Schedule
Welcome to NYC
Day 1 – July 30th
Getting to know each other
10:00am – 12:00pm:
Morning Sessions
– Lunch Break
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Afternoon Sessions
Evenings: Free
Day 2 – July 31st
The musical landscape – Harmony
10:00am – 12:00pm: Morning Sessions
– Lunch Break
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Afternoon Sessions
Evenings: Check out some live music in some of the world best Jazz Clubs
Around Town
You got Rhythm!
Day 3 August 1st
I got rhythm! Moments in time
10:00am – 12:00pm: Morning Sessions
– Lunch Break
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Afternoon Sessions
Evenings: Optional tour of Harlem with Marco
Day 4 – August 2nd
Performing Live
10:00am – 12:00pm: Morning Sessions
– Lunch Break
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Live Concert and Jam Session.
Topics and Prerequisites
Ear-training, formal versus informal.
– Composition as a tool to find your voice.
– Chords, scales and Elvin Jones.
– How to learn a tune.
– Diatonic and Chromatic Reharmonization.
– Rhythm in a Harmonic Context.
– Rhythmic expansion.
– Practicing routine, how to organize your materials.
Prerequisites:
-At least 18 years of age
-A willingness to learn
-Instructors may ask for a recorded sample before admission
-Some of our intensives are better suited to intermediate and advanced musicians with a minimum of a few years on their instrument; other summer intensives, such as the beginner vocal and choir, are open to everyone. More details can be discussed during registration.
About the Faculty
MARC MOMMAAS
Marc made his debut as a leader in his 1999 recording Global Motion Trio with Nikolaj Hess (piano) and John Hebert (bass). In 2001 the acclaimed drummer Tony Moreno joined the group which became Global Motion. In 2003 after an extensive tour in Europe including a 5 day hit at the Pompoen in Amsterdam, the band returned to NYC and recorded Global Motion, released by Sunnyside Records. This release earned critical acclaim in Downbeat, Jazztimes, Jazzimprov, All About Jazz and numerous online news outlet. This record was followed by another well received Sunnyside release titled Balance (2006), a long anticipated duo recording with pianist and longtime friend Nikolaj Hess.
In 2010 he jumped into a new project born out of his extensive collaboration with drummer Tony Moreno. It became “Landmarc” the guitar project, a band with three guitars, sax, drums and no bass. The touring band included two guitarists, Vic Juris and Nate Radley. In 2013 Marc finished his solo Saxophone project “Irreversible Momentum” which started in 2009, this will be released in the fall of 2013 and in the fall Marc will record as co-leader a Ballads record with Nikolaj Hess. Marc has toured the world with many formations including the Amina Figarova sextet, and with other formations lead by Tony Moreno, Tim Horner, Armen Donelian and many more. He played all the main stages, from the New Port Jazz Festival to Carnegie Hall.
Besides his impressive career as a saxophonist and improviser Marc also made his mark as an educator.(pun intended) He co-founded the New York Jazz Workshop with Marco Chelo and the Hudson Jazz Works with Armen Donelian, has done masterclasses at conservatories across the globe, and he is an in demand saxophone and composition teacher in NYC. Marc is currently working on a text book on “a rhythmic approach of improvisation and composition for linear instruments” as well as a jazz theory book.
Tony Moreno
New-York-based drummer Tony Moreno is simply one of the most sought after musicians of his profession. He tours all around the world and has played with artists including Barry Harris Trio; Gene Shimosato (w/Matt Garrison and Ravi Coltrane); Dave Phillips and Freedance; Sal Nestico; Mal Waldron Trio; Fred Favarel (w/ Richie Beirach and Jean-Jaques Avanel); The Lounge Lizards; Jurgen Friedrich Trio; European Jazz Orchestra (Parma FrontiereJazz); and Marc Mommaas and Global Motion.
In addition to being one of the first New York Jazz Workshop faculty members, Moreno teaches at New York University Jazz Program, Columbia University, and at the City College of New York. He has also lead many clinics in France, Canada, Spain, Germany, Denmark and the US. Read More